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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Guide to 1980s Sitcoms

Todd VanDerWerff offers a primer on 1980s sitcoms.

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Posted by Christine Becker at 6:05 PM

Labels: comedy, history, multi-cam, networks, programming, sitcoms

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Guide to 1980s Sitcoms

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